1923 Chicago Cardinals season

1923 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Arnie Horween
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	8–4
League place	6th NFL

The 1923 Chicago Cardinals season was their fourth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8–3, losing four games. They finished sixth in the league.

Schedule

On November 25 against Racine, the Cardinals became the only team in NFL history to score 4 points in a game.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	September 30	Buffalo All-Americans	W 3–0	1–0
2	October 7	Rochester Jeffersons	W 60–0	2–0
3	October 14	Akron Pros	W 19–0	3–0
4	October 21	Minneapolis Marines	W 9–0	4–0
5	October 28	Dayton Triangles	W 13–3	5–0
6	November 4	Canton Bulldogs	L 3–7	5–1
7	November 11	Hammond Pros	W 6–0	6–1
8	November 18	Duluth Kelleys	W 10–0	7–1
9	November 25	Racine Legion	L 4–10	7–2
10	November 29	at Chicago Bears	L 0–3	7–3
11	December 2	Oorang Indians	W 22–19	8–3
12	December 9	Milwaukee Badgers	L 12–14	8–4

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Canton Bulldogs	11	0	1	1.000	246	19	W5
Chicago Bears	9	2	1	.818	123	35	W1
Green Bay Packers	7	2	1	.778	85	34	W5
Milwaukee Badgers	7	2	3	.778	100	49	W1
Cleveland Indians	3	1	3	.750	52	49	L1
Chicago Cardinals	8	4	0	.667	161	56	L1
Duluth Kelleys	4	3	0	.571	35	33	L3
Buffalo All-Americans	5	4	3	.556	94	43	L1
Columbus Tigers	5	4	1	.556	119	35	L1
Toledo Maroons	3	3	2	.500	35	66	L1
Racine Legion	4	4	2	.500	86	76	W1
Rock Island Independents	2	3	3	.400	84	62	L1
Minneapolis Marines	2	5	2	.286	48	81	L1
St. Louis All-Stars	1	4	2	.200	25	74	L1
Hammond Pros	1	5	1	.167	14	59	L4
Akron Pros	1	6	0	.143	25	74	W1
Dayton Triangles	1	6	1	.143	16	95	L2
Oorang Indians	1	10	0	.091	50	257	W1
Louisville Brecks	0	3	0	.000	0	90	L3
Rochester Jeffersons	0	4	0	.000	6	141	L4

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

• Ziemba, Joe. When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the NFL. Triumph Books, 1999. ISBN 1-57243-317-5.